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Rachel King

Added: 10 Aug 2018 02:51 GMT

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Post by Rachel King: Shepherdess Walk, N1I lived in no 103 Shepherdess Walk NI from 1969 to 73, the houses were to be demolished, most were, the house I lived in is still there, and the alley way to the park behind our house.

Jan

Added: 15 Mar 2018 09:39 GMT

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Post by Jan: Kerbela Street, E2My grandparents lived in Kerbela Street many years ago when they were terraced houses. My memory of the street is one long street with these strange wrought iron things outside - which I now know as boot scrapers. The house inside was fairly large, but I was a child. Loo was outside. Shame they knocked the terraces down and build a huge housing estate, but that?s progress I suppose. Does anyone know the origin of the name Kerbela?

LDNnews

Added: 14 Aug 2018 20:20 GMT

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Post by LDNnews: BoroughM25 coach crash: Victims remain in hospital after dozens hurtDozens were injured, including 10 children, when a coach overturned on the motorway during rush hour.

Post by LDNnews: Stepney GreenFirefighters called to rescue 'foul-mouthed' parrot from roof of London homeA parrot stuck on a London roof treated firefighters who came to its aid this morning with a torrent of expletives, witnesses said.

Post by LDNnews: Cannon StreetPedestrians injured in Houses of Parliament car crashA man has been arrested after a number of pedestrians were injured when a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament, Scotland Yard said.

Post by LDNnews: Canada WaterWest Ham summer signing Xande Silva stars with a hat-trick vs Tottenham U23sFive of West Ham’s new signings this summer endured the worst possible of starts with the 4-0 Premier League defeat at Anfield on Sunday.

Post by LDNnews: Bethnal GreenNew Tottenham stadium progress: When will it be ready? Where will Champions League fixtures be played?New Tottenham stadium progress: When will it be ready? Where will Champions League fixtures be played?

Post by LDNnews: BermondseyDriverless cars could be trialled on London's streets as soon as next yearDriverless cars could be trialled on London’s streets as soon as next year, according to an AI firm set to gather data on road users ahead of a possible launch.

Post by LDNnews: Canada WaterMayor gives seal of approval to new dementia clubA new club has been launched for people with dementia thanks to a joint venture by groups trying to solve issues facing their community.

Post by LDNnews: Bethnal GreenArsenal boss Unai Emery faces defensive selection dilemma ahead of Chelsea tripArsenal boss Unai Emery faces the prospect of heading to Chelsea without a fit left-back to choose from with Ainsley Maitland-Niles injured and Nacho Monreal not guaranteed to recover in time for the second game of the season.

Post by LDNnews: BoroughThibaut Courtois missed Chelsea training through stress, says agentThibaut Courtois missed training at Chelsea before his move to Real Madrid because he was stressed, says his agent.

Bethnal Green is located 3.3 miles northeast of Charing Cross, It was historically an agrarian hamlet in the ancient parish of Stepney, Middlesex.

The name Blithehale or Blythenhale, the earliest form of Bethnal Green, is derived from the Anglo-Saxon healh ('angle, nook, or corner') and blithe ('happy, blithe').

Following population increases caused by the expansion of London during the 18th century, it was split off as the parish of Bethnal Green in 1743, becoming part of the Metropolis in 1855 and the County of London in 1889. The parish became the Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green in 1900 and the population peaked in 1901, entering a period of steady decline which lasted until 1981. Bethnal Green has formed part of Greater London since 1965.

The economic history of Bethnal Green is characterised by a shift away from agricultural provision for the City of London to market gardening, weaving and light industry, which has now all but disappeared.

By about 1860 Bethnal Green was mainly full of tumbledown old buildings with many families living in each house. By the end of the century, Bethnal Green was one of the poorest slums in London. Jack the Ripper operated at the western end of Bethnal Green and in neighbouring Whitechapel. In 1900, the Old Nichol Street Rookery was demolished, and the Boundary Estate opened on the site near the boundary with Shoreditch. This was the world's first council housing. The quality of the built environment was radically reformed by the aerial bombardment of World War II and the subsequent social housing developments.

Bethnal Green has a tube station on the Central Line of the London Underground. The station was opened as part of the long planned Central Line eastern extension on 4 December 1946; before that it was used as an air-raid shelter. On 3 March 1943, 173 people were killed in a crush while attempting to enter the shelter.

The station is an example of the New Works Programme 1935 - 1940 style adopted by London Transport for its new tube stations. Extensive use is made of pale yellow tiling, originally manufactured by Poole Pottery. The finishes include relief tiles, showing symbols of London and the area served by the London Passenger Transport Board, designed by Harold Stabler. The station entrances, all in the form of subway access staircases to the subterranean ticket hall, all show the design influences of Charles Holden, the consulting architect for London Transport at this time.

LOCATIONS ON THE UNDERGROUND MAP

18 Folgate Street: Dennis Severs' House in Folgate Street is a 'still-life drama' created by the previous owner as an 'historical imagination' of what life would have been like inside for a family of Huguenot silk weavers.Al Ashraaf Secondary School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 16. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
Aldgate: Aldgate was a gateway through London Wall from the City of London to Whitechapel and the East End.Aldgate East: In a land east of Aldgate, lies the land of Aldgate East...Altab Ali Park: Bangabandhu Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Bethnal Green: Bethnal Green - a happy cornerBoar’s Head Theatre: The Boar’s Head Theatre was an inn-yard theatre in the Whitechapel area.Bonner Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 11.Canon Barnett Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Christ Church CofE School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park: Free schools (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 19.Columbia Market Nursery School: Local authority nursery school (Nursery) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 5.Columbia Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Darul Hadis Latifiah: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 20. Admissions policy: Selective (grammar).
David Game College: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 13 and 22. Admissions policy: Non-selective.
English Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Geffrye Museum: Founded in 1914, the Geffrye Museum is a museum specialising in the history of the English domestic interior.Globe Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Goodman’s Fields Theatre: Two 18th century theatres bearing the name Goodman’s Fields Theatre were located on Alie Street, Whitechapel.Great Synagogue of London: The Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during World War II, in the Blitz.Green Spring Academy Shoreditch: Academy converter (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 19. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Hackney City Farm: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 13 and 17.Haggerston Park: Haggerston School: Community school (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 19. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Harry Gosling Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Holy Trinity, Minories: Holy Trinity, Minories was a Church of England parish church outside the eastern boundaries of the City of London, but within the Liberties of the Tower of London.Hoxton: Hoxton is a district in the East End of London, immediately north of the financial district of the City of London.Kobi Nazrul Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Lawdale Junior School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 7 and 11.Little Oaks Sure Start Children’s Centre: This is a children’s centre.London East Academy: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 16.London Enterprise Academy: Free schools (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 16.Meath Gardens Children’s Centre: This is a children’s centre.Montefiore Children’s Centre: This is a children’s centre.Morpeth School: Community school (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 18. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Oaklands School: Community school (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 18. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Osmani Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Portsoken: Portsoken is one of 25 wards in the City of London, each electing an alderman to the Court of Aldermen and commoners (the City equivalent of a councillor) elected to the Court of Common Council of the City of London Corporation. Rachel Keeling Nursery School: Local authority nursery school (Nursery) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 5.Raine’s Foundation School: Voluntary aided school (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 18. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
Randal Cremer Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Sebright Children’s Centre: This is a children’s centre.Shoreditch: Shoreditch is a place in the London Borough of Hackney. It is a built-up district located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) north east of Charing Cross.Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Spitalfields: Spitalfields is near to Liverpool Street station and Brick Lane.St Anne’s Catholic Primary School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.St Botolph’s: St. Botolph’s without Aldgate, located on Aldgate High Street, has existed for over a thousand years. St Matthias Church of England Primary School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.St Paul’s Whitechapel Church of England Primary School: Voluntary aided school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.The Bridge Academy: Academy sponsor led (Secondary) which accepts students between the ages of 11 and 19. Admissions policy: Comprehensive (secondary).
The Complete Works Independent School: Other independent school which accepts students between the ages of 5 and 16.Thomas Buxton Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.Tower Gateway: Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway station near to the Tower of London.Tower Hill: Tower Hill is an elevated spot outside the Tower of London and just outside the limits of the City of London.Toynbee Hall: Toynbee Hall is a building which is the home of a charity of the same name.Virginia Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.William Davis Primary School: Community school (Primary) which accepts students between the ages of 3 and 11.

PHOTOS OF THE AREA

London in 1457: Goulston Street is a thoroughfare running north-south from Wentworth Street to Whitechapel High Street.Wentworth Street (1901): Turn-of-the-century fashion in east London.

Cruchley's New Plan of London Shewing all the new and intended improvements to the Present Time. - Cruchley's Superior Map of London, with references to upwards of 500 Streets, Squares, Public Places & C. improved to 1848: with a compendium of all Place of Public Amusements also shewing the Railways & Stations.

John Rocque (c. 1709–1762) was a surveyor, cartographer, engraver, map-seller and the son of Huguenot émigrés.
Roque is now mainly remembered for his maps of London. This map dates from the second edition produced in 1762. London and his other maps brought him an appointment as cartographer to the Prince of Wales in 1751. His widow continued the business after his death.
The map covers central London at a reduced level of detail compared with his 1745-6 map.

Engraved map. Hand coloured.
Insets: A view of the Tower from London Bridge -- A view of London from Copenhagen Fields. Includes views of facades of 25 structures "A comparison of the principal buildings of London."

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